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diff --git a/Packages.txt b/Packages.txt index d349f3eace2..937f38d25e8 100644 --- a/Packages.txt +++ b/Packages.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.69 1999/09/29 15:23:54 agc Exp $ +# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.70 1999/10/31 19:45:15 rh Exp $ ########################################################################### ========================== @@ -1029,22 +1029,55 @@ perform the equivalent of: then current versions of the corresponding packages get compiled and installed. This is similar to manually noting which packages are currently installed, then performing a series of "make deinstall", - "make clean", and "make install" for these packages. The following - variables can be used either on the command line or in /etc/mk.conf to - alter the behaviour of "make update": + "make clean", and "make install" for these packages. - - REINSTALL: - Do not recreate the list of depending packages, and do not - "make clean" for every package that gets updated. This is - useful if you want to resume the updating process after an - error or pressing Control-C, e.g. through - "make update REINSTALL=1". + You can use the "update" target to resume package updating in case a + previous "make update" was interrupted for some reason. However, make + sure you don't call "make clean" or otherwise remove the list of + dependent packages in ${WRKDIR}. Otherwise you lose the ability to + automatically update the current package along with the dependent + packages you have installed. + + The following variables can be used either on the command line or in + /etc/mk.conf to alter the behaviour of "make update": - DEPENDS_TARGET: Install target to use for the updated package and the dependent packages. Defaults to "install". E.g. "make update DEPENDS_TARGET=package" + - NOCLEAN: + Don't clean up after updating. Useful if you want to leave the + work sources of the updated packages around for inspection or + other purposes. Be sure you eventually clean up the source + tree (see the "clean-update" target below) or you may run into + troubles with old source code still lying around on your next + "make" or "make update". + + - REINSTALL: + Use "reinstall" instead of ${DEPENDS_TARGET} for every package + that gets updated. Be sure you know the implications of using + the "reinstall" target when using this variable. + + * clean-update: + Clean the source tree for all packages that would get updated if + "make update" was called from the current directory. This target + should not be used if the current package (or any of its depending + packages) have already been deinstalled (e.g., after calling "make + update") or you may lose some packages you intended to update. + As a rule of thumb: only use this target _before_ the first time + you call "make update" and only if you have a dirty package tree + (e.g., if you used NOCLEAN). The following variables can be used + either on the command line or in /etc/mk.conf to alter the behaviour + of "make clean-update": + + - CLEAR_DIRLIST: + After "make clean", do not reconstruct the list of directories to + update for this package. Only use this if "make update" successfully + installed all packages you wanted to update. Normally, this is done + automatically on "make update", but may have been suppressed by the + NOCLEAN variable (see above). + * readme: This target generates a README.html file, which can be viewed using a browser such as netscape (pkgsrc/www/mozilla) or lynx (pkgsrc/www/lynx). |